TSA stops Yorktown man from carrying loaded gun onto Richmond flight
This is the third handgun found at RIC this month
Published: Jun. 28, 2022 at 8:52 AM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - A Virginia man has been cited by police after TSA officers caught him with a loaded handgun at Richmond International Airport.
TSA officers stopped the Yorktown man when his carry-on bag triggered an alarm in the security checkpoint X-ray unit. The 9mm was loaded with 12 bullets, including one in the chamber.
Once TSA alerted police, they confiscated the handgun and cited the man for a weapons violation.
TSA said this is the third gun caught at the airport so far this month, and the ninth handgun that TSA officers caught at the checkpoint this year.
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